The house is located in a rural environment in Cotopaxi, Lasso, whose design aims to provide a home for rest and entertaining. Inspired from an traditional artisan work, a passive architecture was proposed, while local materials from nearby areas were widely used to promote the practice of constructive vernacular systems of Cotopaxi.

The roof is supported by a series of monolithic rammed earth elements called “TAPIAL”. 5 supporting walls are longitudinally arranged on the site, completely enclosing the house towards the strongest winds, while also forming a blind facade to improve the internal thermal of the house.

▼住宅由一系列被称为“TAPIAL”的纯夯土结构支撑，the roof is supported by a series of monolithic rammed earth elements called “TAPIAL”

The walls are 40 cm wide with buttresses of 80cm arranged according to the structural and utilitarian study of furniture recessed to the walls. Utilitarian furniture pieces such as kitchen, beds, shelves and cabinets are inserted in the wall taking advantage of the spaces between buttresses. The fireplace creates a warm and cozy heart in the house to connect the public social area with the sleep area. As the the lowest space in the volume, it is depressed with the intention of emphasizing the idea of “embrace”.

▼位于住宅中央的壁炉将公共社交区域与睡眠区连接起来，the fireplace creates a warm and cozy heart in the house to connect the public social area with the sleep area

▼从壁炉区望向楼梯，view to the staircase from the fireplace

▼餐厅，dining area

睡眠区分为公共床位区和一间双人卧室，前者包含6个固定在夯土墙上的床铺，可以通过旋转墙板与双人房形成连接。

The sleep area is subdivided into a communal bed space with 6 beds embedded into the rammed earth wall and a double room. Both spaces can be integrated by pivoting the panels.

The two-slope roof rests on wooden beams supported by the central walls, which constitutes the loft and balcony towards the best view of the area. The wooden beams generate a framework every 70cm. The upper closures are covered with glass to bring zenithal and indirect light. The social area opens from end to end towards the land through access platforms; the front part generates a vestibule and in the back a covered deck with a fire pit.

▼阁楼和阳台空间为住宅引入视野和光线，the loft and balcony bring light and the best view of the area